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It’s that time again and I know everyone says it, but I cannot believe how quickly this year is going already. So without further ado, here are some of the things that I have been thoroughly loving this month!

Lush’s Dragon’s Egg | This is hands down, one of my favourite products that Lush do. It’s one of my favourites on account of many reasons, firstly, just to look at it, you’d assume it looks quite simple and maybe even a bit boring. But when it meets your bath; that’s when the true magic unveils itself. This bath bomb actually turns your bath water gold, and on top of all of that magic, it smells amazing, and if you don’t want to put the whole thing in your bath, you can split it and get two amazing baths out of it!

Radox’s Unwind Bath Soak | As you may be able to tell, I’ve really been enjoying a good bath recently, and nothing makes a bath more relaxing than bubbles. This product is almost always on some kind of deal, so I’d really recommend picking up some and giving it a try. They come in various types of ‘soak’ and you can select whichever one you feel that you’re craving, for example, ‘Muscle Therapy’, ‘Moisture Soak’ and ‘Nourish’. I’ve been loving ‘Unwind’ because it has a really deep, relaxing smell and it turns your bath water into a pure blue. Perfect for at the end of a long day or whenever you’re feeling a bit tense.

Salon Professional’s Extra Hold Hairspray | I have actually been loving this product for months. It does exactly what it says on the tin, providing extra hold for any style that you may choose. It prevents fly aways, and keeps your style in place all day. It’s not sticky, and something that never seems to come into the game of hairspray; it smells amazing. It doesn’t leave you choking on any fumes and it actually leaves your hair smelling amazing.

Frends Layla Headphones | I’ve been after these headphones for a couple of months, and this month, I found them on offer by Urban Outfitters, so I grabbed them. I absolutely adore these headphones because they aren’t huge, like most headphones, instead they are really small (perfect for people with small heads and ears such as myself). They have a really beautiful design, and are quite cute and girly, the perfect overhead headphones for me. Frends actually designed these with jewellery in mind, not only keeping the design pretty, while still delivery outstanding quality music, they are small enough to not press down on your ears if you are wearing earrings. They also come with this very handy case that makes them even easier to slip into your bag, and prevents the cables from tangling.

This one is a little bit of fun, because he is really handsome and special. Here is Puss in Boots, entirely hand knitted by grandmother for me! If you, like me, think he’s handsome, let me know in the comments below and I’ll let my grandmother know!

New Look’s Floral Socks | Since Spring has sprung, I’ve been slowly fading out all of the dark block colours, and bring in lighter colours and florals. These socks are a perfect in between because they can work at any time of year, but right now they’re perfect for wearing with heels or shoes with cut outs in them, so you can show off the daisies. And on top of all of that, they have an adorable frilled edge.

Oz Botanic’s Major Moisture Deep Conditioner | I mentioned this product in my Ombre Hair Care Routine, and it really is amazing. It has revived the ends of my hair, and leaves my hair soft, shiny and manageable! And as I’m sure I mentioned before, it smells good too, unlike most other deep conditioners that are more expensive, they do the trick but they don’t smell as lovely.

Nivea Creme | This moisturiser is such a staple for me, I always have it on me and it really is a miracle in a pot. There are no added colours or scents, so it’s amazing on sensitive skin, and it’s quite thick so it lasts you all day, and you don’t need to apply a lot; in this case, a little really goes a long way. They are also available in handy tiny pots that would fit right in your handbag or make-up bag, perfect for on the go.

Those are some of the things that I’ve been loving this month, let me know what you’ve been loving, whether it’s something you’ve always loved and used or if it’s something that you’ve newly discovered, I’d love to know!

As we all know, having ombré hair is very damaging, you are applying bleach, the most harmful chemical, directly onto the most delicate and easily damaged part of your hair. Without proper hair care, this style can cause nothing but split ends and brassiness. So here’s a little run through of the products that I use on my hair to keep it healthy and manageable.

So as I said, bleaching the ends of your hair will make them very dry and brittle, so you’ll need not only a good conditioner, but a great shampoo to prevent your hair from drying out any more. I use the Alberto Balsam shampoo and conditioner to ‘revitalise dry hair’, and I also have a Creighton’s blonde extra moisturising shampoo in case my hair is feeling dry and in need of a boost. Other products that I would recommend would be any violet based shampoo, as they balance out the colour of blonde hair to keep it from looking brassy.

The next most important thing for ombré hair is to give it a treat every once in a while. This Oz Botanics Major Moisture deep conditioner is amazing. I would recommend using a deep treatment on your hair once every two weeks because if you use it too often, it’ll just weigh your hair down and leave if feeling greasy, if you don’t use it often enough the blonde ends will simply break off.

Finally, something I will always take very seriously is heat defence. If you’ve already bleached your air, and you continue on to style it with heat and you don’t protect it, you are doing it no favours, as it will just result in it breaking and frizzing. I use Argan Oil leave in spray before I blow dry and style my hair, and then once it’s dry, Vitapointe leave in conditioner to the ends of dry hair, This stuff is a miracle, just apply a tiny drop to the very ends of your hair and it leaves it sleek and shiny.

Those are all of the products I use for my hair! Do you have ombré hair? Are you thinking about having it done? Or would you recommend another product that is great for ombré? Let me know in the comments!